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The Graduate Division will be closed for President's Day on Monday, February 19th. We will reopen and return to our regular business hours on Tuesday, February 20th.

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In 2016 UC San Diego graduate students formed the Association for Robotics Graduate Students in order to create a cross-departmental learning community where people could share their research and get feedback from others across campus, including those from engineering, cognitive science, health sciences, and visual arts. Learn more about how the group is driving innovation across campus. Need a robot primer? Listen to a podcast by nanoengineering Ph.D. student Caleb Christianson.

UC San Diego recently launched the Triton Firsts program as part of the UC-wide initiative to support first-generation students by connecting them with first-generation faculty and staff on campus. At a panel discussion this quarter, graduate students had the opportunity to hear from faculty members who were once in their shoes. Panelists discussed their graduate school experiences and highlighted the importance of seeking out caring mentors as well as mental health resources along the way. Share your first-gen story on social media using the hashtag #FirstGenUCSD.

Although slavery is commonly thought to be a thing of the past, human traffickers generate billions of dollars in profits from holding millions of people against their will throughout the world, including the United States. The International Labor Organization estimates there are nearly 21 million victims of human trafficking globally, second only to drug trafficking as the most profitable form of transnational crime.

UC San Diego graduate students Carina Arboleda (Nanoengineering), Sara Rivera (Oceanography), and Aditya Vasan (Mechanical Engineering) will travel to Washington, D.C. in March to attend the 2018 Catalyzing Advocacy for Science and Engineering (CASE) Workshop organized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The three-and-a-half-day program teaches participants about the structure of Congress, the federal budget and appropriations process, and tools for effective science communication and civic engagement, culminating with a day of congressional meetings on Capitol Hill. The CASE program empowers graduate students to develop strong voices for research and advocacy throughout their careers.

Alums selected for prominent Knauss Fellowship in Washington, D.C.

Recent Scripps Oceanography graduates Lauren Linsmayer (PhD '17) and Derek Southern (MAS '17) will spend the next year in Washington, D.C. as John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellows. The prestigious fellowship, funded by the National Sea Grant College Program, places graduate students or recent grads with hosts in the federal government where they gain experience in science policy. Congratulations to the 2018 Knauss Fellows from UC San Diego!